Why aren't you stopping? Okay, but you see my lights and sirens going and you need to stop Why didn't you stop immediately? >> Because my house is right here. >> Okay, I I under- Okay. >> And put on my indicator. Okay, but still you need >> That's why I'm I'm figuring like why you even pulling me over. Okay, I have a reason for the stop, okay? But when you see my lights, you automatically get you automatically stop. So, mind getting out of the car for me. Thank you. Go ahead. We stopped at 185 Garden. >> over before? I'm sorry? I If you stop What? >> So, get out of the car. And I'm going to explain it to you. Okay, but as soon as you see my lights turn on and you hear my sirens, you automatically stop, okay? But I did. You didn't stop though, you continued to roll all the way from Port Charlotte and Cypress to here. Cuz it's my house. >> I under- Okay, I don't care if it's your house. >> Technically, once you see these lights you're supposed to stop, okay? >> By law, you could literally go to your house. I'm not run- I didn't run. Okay, >> didn't even know that. >> Cypress and Port Charlotte. Can't find your back. Yeah, I'm sorry. >> I getting stopped for? What did I What What's going on? >> original stop was actually for the border that's around your plate that's illegal. You can't have that. >> Bro, come on. Okay. Okay. >> All right, and what's your first name or what's your What's your last name actually? >> My My Here you go. Here you go. And also your license is suspended as well. How How did you run my license by time I even got Bro, this What? How's my license even My license is not suspended. Suspended. No, it's not. It is not. How? Do the research. Run that license. My license is not suspended. Central start 15. Can you And how Wait, what? How is my license suspended and how do you Go sit over there. And lean up on the back of your car. I thought I'm going to jail. Like, what's going on, bro? Honestly, just tell me what's going on. You're being detained right now. And the fact that you didn't stop right away like you're supposed to. >> did stop. Look, >> She lit you up way over there and you pulled all the way over here. I I don't I'm not even trying to argue. Look look, just listen to me. Just please ex- like literally like listen to what I'm trying to tell you. She Where she lit me up at, I literally could not stop. Well, unless it [clears throat] was going to be on the side of the street. >> That's where you're supposed to stop. Wha- In the middle of the road? That's the middle of the road, dude. >> You're in a residential area. You're There's not a lot of traffic here. That's not an excuse. >> I'm telling you where she actually lit me up at was not a place you could actually stop at. I would have I would have been literally in the middle of the Do you know where Cypress even is? The before you turn on there? You can't even stop there. Yes, you can. In the middle of the road? >> Okay, so you're telling me all that on Seminole until you got here, you couldn't stop at all. Yes, I could have, but then I swore I swore to God those little kids was in front of us and then I'm like, there's no point in even stopping front of some little kids. Like, come on, man. >> You're just making up excuses. >> I'm not. You're required to stop when a law enforcement officer stops you in a lawful stop. >> Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Not even trying to argue. I don't even want to argue. There's no reason to argue. Bro, I ain't even What's wrong with you, bro? Like, you're like >> Your attitude, that's what's wrong with me. I'm literally being nice to you right now. Come on. >> You weren't You were arguing with me. Telling me that I'm wrong. >> I was explaining to you cuz you weren't even here when she pulled me over. I don't have to be here. I know where she tried to pull you over. And you didn't stop. And you going to blame me for everything. >> Absolutely. I'm not even trying to be mean to you, bro, or like Well, now that you've calmed down, yeah. You're not trying to be mean to me. I I I was never really trying to be mean to you, bro. Hey, cool. Like, I'm just confused why I was even If you were in my shoes, you would be confused, too. Like, honestly. I was driving the speed limit. Literally seeing her before she even pulled up behind me. Then she just literally raced towards me and then pulled me over. That's what I all I'm confused about. You feel me? That's That's just my frustration. But it's not even a frustration at this point cuz I'm already in handcuffs, so I'm not trying to be rude or weird or none of that. Honestly, it's cold right now. That's about it. That's why I'm shaking. The Why did you not stop way back there? How did we end up here? Honestly, cuz up there, it was not a good place where she actually uh tried to pull me over by. By the time I came down this little road right here, I don't know what road this actually is cuz I recently just moved here. Okay. Um there was two kids in front of us, so I went to the side and then I just thought basically it would have been best to probably just stop in my driveway cuz I'm already by by my house. Not legal Not I Honestly, I thought that was a law that you could literally go to your your home. And you You know how you did? You committed a felony. I didn't know that. Okay, you committed a felony. It's a felony by law. A crime ordered by law enforcement. I I didn't know that though. And I was I wasn't running But I wasn't running. I wasn't going fast. I wasn't I was lit- I asked her like I was literally rolling. I was I didn't mean to do nothing Okay, you can't you can't keep going, man. Yeah, I didn't know that. What? I'm sorry. I really I really am not trying to be mean or weird. I don't I really just don't understand. I'm sorry. I'm I'm genuinely sorry. I don't I just don't understand what's going on. Okay. You got a medical card? I smell all the weed smell in the car. I don't have any weed in here. I don't smoke. I do smoke, but I didn't smoke today. I ain't going to lie. All right, it reeks of weed in there. I don't know. Um recently my girlfriend was just driving it, so she probably smoked in there, but I didn't smoke in there. Honestly. All right. You say you ain't got a medical card? Mhm. You can search it if you want. There's nothing in it. Okay. All right, Marcus. I'm going to read you something, okay? I I know you're going to take me to jail. I understand my Miranda rights, so I still got to read them to you, okay? >> Okay. All right. So, you have the right to make You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in court. You have the right to talk to a lawyer for advice before you ask any question and have him or her with you during questioning. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be appointed to you before questioning if you wish. If you decide to answer questions without a lawyer present, you will still have the right to stop answering anytime. You also have the right to stop answering anytime until you talk to a lawyer. Do you understand any of these rights I explained to you? Are you willing to speak to me? Yeah. Okay. All right. So, you saw me come out behind you, correct? On Port Charlotte Boulevard. Um Mm. No, not until I actually turned onto the street, yes. And then I seen you there. >> right. But you then saw my lights, correct? You saw me activate my red and blue lights on my vehicle, correct? What? So, did you see me activate my lights when I stopped you at Port Charlotte and Cypress? Did you see my lights turn on? >> No. You didn't see my lights turn on? Bro, honestly, I don't I don't really don't understand what's going on and I don't I really don't I really just don't understand. Okay. So, I was attempting to stop you for a traffic stop, okay? For what infraction though? The The plate? Yeah, so you can't have these around your plate. As of October 1st, this is actually a misdemeanor. It's a criminal citation. You could actually end up going to jail for that as well. Okay? It's a misdemeanor traffic misdemeanor, okay? For a plate cover? Yes. They got all different types of plate covers though. I understand that and they're illegal now as of October 1st of this year, okay? But answer my question. When I had my red and blue lights on, okay? You're saying you didn't see them? Honestly, no. Okay, you didn't hear my siren, you didn't hear my horn? >> I I heard your horn once I was at this street, yes. At this street. >> Yes. Okay. So, you heard my horn but didn't see my lights. No. Honestly. Okay. Once you heard my horn and everything else, why didn't >> I slowed down right here and I I just just Okay. But once you realized, you know, I had my horn going and stuff, why didn't you stop back there? Like, on the corner? >> Yes. Like, literally on the corner of the street? Yes. I just thought it would have been best to in in front of my house, maybe. I I really don't know cuz I I never been I I don't I just moved here. I really don't understand this. Like, I I haven't >> Where are you from originally? I'm from North Port and I just came here to avoid problems and I'm now I'm getting like this I came here literally to escape problems and I don't understand. I've I've I've not been trying to do anything like I've literally been trying to stay out of trouble and you know what I'm saying? Like and this is just what I'm dealing with now. I already lives here with you? Is it just you or No, it's my roommate and I already have a lot of problems with them. I just I don't want to go to jail over nothing. Like, literally nothing. I I just don't understand this. Like, and it's not something like But you're sticking to you didn't see my lights all the way back there at Port Charlotte and Cypress. You didn't know I was trying to conduct a traffic stop. I once you came Once I came honestly on this street, I knew you were you were pulling me over, but I seen the kids and I was just I was just like, and maybe it's the best best to literally avoid the kids. Like, you know what I'm saying? Okay. And then I stopped. Okay. And I was going to stop right there, but then by the time I got right there, I was just like, I'm right at my house. >> Okay, let's move over here real quick. >> And you seen like I didn't try to move like a run or like You know what I'm saying? All right, but I activated my lights back there at Port Charlotte, okay? You had plenty of time. You had about I don't don't even know about how long, okay? But you had plenty of time to stop from there to here, okay? >> in that I didn't know what I didn't know what was going on and by the time I understood like oh, I'm I'm really being pulled over I didn't I'm trying to really like concentrate on what was even going on like >> Okay. Like I my brain was just rushing so fast it's Thanksgiving like I'm like why am I being pulled over by sheriffs? Swat like I I just don't understand bro like Okay. >> And now I'm I'm in handcuffs over a license plate is and I understand it but like It is nothing for me to even say at this point. If you guys just want to take me to jail it's like I don't I don't know >> Well, you're going to be going to jail for your license, okay? And then you're going to be going for failure to stop. All right. So, that's why you're going to jail tonight, okay? Okay. All right. So, let's go. And you also have no insurance on the car as well. How is I don't None of that uh okay. I I you said I'm going so I don't Can I get my phone so >> Where's your phone at? It's in my They're all in the car. My my wallet. Okay. I got I have I How long have you been driving? How long have you served? How long have I been driving? A couple years? Year? I don't I don't know how I don't know >> in 2003 so how old are you? How long you had your license? 22. A couple years. Um yeah, but I recently regained it again regained my >> school or you just got your license in your old car? Huh? Did you go to driving school? Like what do you mean driving school? Like driving >> yeah. Did you do it take driving test? >> Yeah yeah I did. So I just you were telling my deputy that you didn't know you were getting pulled over or what to do. >> No like honest honestly all I'm saying is by the time I reached this street I knew she was pulling me over and I knew I should have pulled over right there but I was just thinking in golly I didn't do really anything wrong. But you don't know that though that's the thing. You don't Let's say you weren't the one being pulled over, okay? Let's say it wasn't you weren't in violation but what does red and blue lights mean? Bottom line over everything else pull over and that's what I did. >> red and blue lights and the siren with our I'm not saying you ran I'm not saying you ran but you were you were saying that you didn't know you were getting stopped. Red and blue lights you didn't If you were driving down the road and you were you had no violations red and blue mean you need to get out of the way. You slow down and stop pull off the side of the road so emergency vehicles can get by you at minimum. >> Okay okay and can I do just one thing cuz my this main phone right here look look this main phone this my main phone this what all my contacts on is dead, right? Right? This phone right here is the only phone I have right now to my ability and this phone um I only have one person I could even contact to inform of this whole thing my lawyer everything is on this phone I just want to be able to contact somebody right now to let them know cuz if not I'm not going to be able to even go to jail and get numbers off of this phone. That's all I want to do. iPhone or Android? >> Yeah. It's It's iPhone. Do you have a charger in your car? >> have a charger in my car. Does anyone have a charger? Um I might have an iPhone charger she can charge it on the way down to the Does it charge? Will it turn on so like Yeah but isn't there not there's no way cuz like I I know there's no way y'all y'all can really physically give me my phone cuz I lost my a little bit ago I just haven't picked one up. To look up the statutes for the Yeah I want to I want to see if I could at least contact somebody right now that cuz I know I know it's Thanksgiving I'm not going to be Tell me right. by tomorrow. I didn't even eat yet like you know what I'm saying bro like that's why I'm under like arrest me tomorrow or something like >> how that works so I have Bottom line is I think this is the only thing I've asked for please I've I've been charge your phone or not? >> Yes yes but I I want to be able to contact somebody right now cuz I know I won't be able to contact them at the jail I'm telling you >> you get phone calls at the jail that's why I'm going to charge your phone so you the jail will let you get Hold on let me finish. The jail will let you get numbers before you're booked in so you can write them on a piece of paper. >> promise you the only person going to answer is my is my lawyer and I'm not going to be able to pay my lawyer unless my mom answers. That's why I'm I'm really trying to beg you right now to at least let me contact one person out of this phone right now. Please I'm that's all I'm begging you. Your lawyer is not No one's going to be able to do anything for you until you get booked in and you got to be determined if you're even going to be going to get a bond. Are you on probation or anything? I'm good I'm that's why I'm I'm confused why I'm even I'm trying to I'm trying to But are you on probation? No I'm not on anything. Are you out on bond or anything? >> No. >> a convicted felon? No. Okay we should got it then you probably should get a bond tonight. No tonight? I get a bond you'll be eligible for a bond. If my mom doesn't answer I'm not going to get released for tonight that's why I'm trying to ask you please. Well I don't have a problem you should you should call your mom from this phone that's fine. Or I'll plug in the charger you're saying all your numbers are in here. >> Yes. We'll charge this phone on the way down to the jail. >> and and there's no >> your mom's phone phone number by heart to call her from the other phone? No. You don't know your mom's number? No I I'm telling you everything is brand new right now like everything I moved here to make a new scratch. >> you going to call? My um my aunt right now cuz she's with my mom I know she's with my mom. >> her something? Yeah but no I don't I don't know her number it's actually like I swear it's in the WhatsApp it's in the WhatsApp I'm >> Can you text her right there she wants to go through that phone? >> Please I'm I'm telling you I'm not doing nothing wrong right now. >> Is there any So, do you have the WhatsApp number on this new on this other phone? Yes but it's not my mom's number. >> Okay, but do you have the aunt's number on that phone? >> Yes I want to just be able to contact >> Okay, I'm Hang tight just relax for a second. Okay, just relax, okay? If you are Are you able to access WhatsApp on this phone? Is WhatsApp and your aunt's number on this other phone? Yes. Okay, I will let you use this phone to get in contact with her real quick, okay? Then I will charge this on the way down to the jail. Okay, I appreciate that very much. >> Okay okay that I just need to clarify if you're able to use this phone for right now because we don't have really time to sit here and wait for that to charge right now. >> data on it so I couldn't even contact them on that and it's I don't I know you guys at the jail so you're not going to let me just switch in between phones and you know what I'm saying though. >> But the jail will allowed you So, that's what I'm trying to explain, okay? If I charge this down there and it turns on when you're down there, okay? You're able to gather numbers out of that so that you can call people. There's a phone in our in the waiting area or not waiting area in the intake area. There's a phone that you're able to make free phone calls from there. Mhm. Okay? Mhm. So, if I charge this on the way down there and get it up to some like a whatever percent that you're able to grab numbers out of there you'll be able to call them once you're inside the jail and booked in. You'll be able to call people tonight and tell them your bond and everything else, okay? I say the quicker we get down there the quicker we get this ball rolling and go from there. Okay? Okay. So, I'm going to put these your money and your debit card and stuff and this phone in there. You're not going to let me get the call real quick. From this Can you call from this phone? >> Yes real quick. >> Okay. If you can call from this phone then I'll let you call your aunt from that phone. I have a charger already. Oh all right. A type C right? Yeah I believe it's a type C. That's a type C charger, right? Yeah. Yo. I I need you to do something real quick. I'm getting arrested right now. I need you to contact my mom. All right. Um and I need you to also contact Brandon because I told I told him I was going to pick him up when he got released tonight but I don't I don't know what happened somehow I got pulled over and they taking me to jail so I need you to contact my mom. Uh All right all right give me a second to get it in my notes tell me the number. All right. This [ __ ] 911 I don't think she's going to answer cuz I'm I don't I [ __ ] know cuz she she knows it's a new number so I don't think she going to answer but um text her tell her I'm going to jail for suspended license somehow and that's is that it or Suspended license and a failure to stop upon a law enforcement. >> Yeah failure to stop and [ __ ] So, um like just text text her first and then like blow her phone up because I know she might not answer. All right bet. All right I'll take it up and then we'll Okay. Okay. Can we just Can you take it? Who is this? It's my mom I I know it's my mom but I I just wanted to ring I know she's not going to answer you can put it in the bag if you want but I know she's not going to answer so that's why. So, she I don't think she's going to answer. This is a new this is a new number and everything. Um Hello? Oh, she did. Hello mom? What you doing here tonight? Mom mom Hello? Hello? Yeah? Um I was I was getting ready to come to Thanksgiving and I don't I don't I honestly don't know what happened. Um just got pulled behind me and I don't know I they just pulled me over. I wasn't speeding or anything and then somehow she said I have a suspended license when I stopped and then I'm now I'm in handcuffs for no reason. That's what I'm saying I don't I don't know what the [ __ ] going on right now I'm sick I I don't I don't [ __ ] know. Do you anything with you? What is the issue? No, I don't I don't have nothing in the car. I don't have anything on me. I don't have anything. So, what is the issue? Is it because they took your something your license? So, what happened, bro? I I don't know. They taking me to jail. Why are they taking you? Where are they taking you? It's going to be the Charlotte County Jail at 26601 Airport Road in Punta Gorda. This is This is Deputy Dotson. Yeah, so if he So, he's explaining to us that he doesn't he's not out on bond. He's not a felon or anything else like that. So, he would be considered for a bond tonight. [ __ ] [ __ ] Hey. Hey. Hey, come back over No, I [ __ ] understand, bro. I try to do [ __ ] right. What time is this [ __ ] Bro, I don't [ __ ] with my hair cuts right now. Over a [ __ ] license, bro. Stop moving. This [ __ ] don't make no [ __ ] sense. Can you guys Bro, please don't take me to jail, bro. I'm getting mad right now. Please don't take me to jail, bro. All right, I'm going to Yeah, I'm going to hang up right now. He can call you from the jail, okay? >> [clears throat] >> Is there anything that we didn't find? No, bro. I'm telling you, bro. Yeah. I'm going to charge your phone, though. Okay? So, it's going to be charging on the way to the jail. Thank you.